W F Gray Photographic Artist Ad
W F Gray, photographic artist, offers portrait services for rooms above D M Schnee’s store in Sag. Evening hours available, inquiries at the shop.
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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1875
Page
1
W F Gray, photographic artist, offers portrait services for rooms above D M Schnee’s store in Sag. Evening hours available, inquiries at the shop.
The notice sets price terms for subscriptions at 150 dollars yearly in advance or 2 dollars with six month delay. It enforces non discontinuance until arrears are settled and treats failure to notify as a new engagement. Advertising rates are listed by column sizes and durations with advance payment for transient ads and job work on delivery.
The lines speak of a grim fate overshadowing hope and the promise that love will dispel the gloom. A contrast between a closing twilight and a radiant, enduring affection is shown in vivid imagery.
A young man challenges his father at the polling place over age to vote in a heated Whig Democrat contest. He asserts he is twenty one, claiming birth on November 12, while the father swears he was born November 13. The youth votes, arguing both were present at his birth.
A broker laments severe losses after a year of investing, claiming to have lost over 300000 dollars, with 150000 of that being his own money. He speaks with a friend on steps last evening, describing hard times and widespread strain in the market.
An Indiana editor counters a neighboring paper’s error about losing a subscriber. He rejects soft diplomacy and calls out the rival for a misstatement, insisting the other editor should state plainly if a subscriber was lost and to stop his publication if unfair.
A Plymouth performance of Mendelssohn Athalie features Miss Patterson, an amateur, who repeatedly runs up the scale to the upper B nearly an octave above ordinary soprano range. The high notes ring clear and steady without apparent effort.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a tall solemn woman asks a writer to compose a biography of J Brown deceased. They joke about a fit headline and the widow’s prospects to remarry, with quips on crapes and memory and a hint of life advice from the worldly writer.
In Cayenne a male convict sought marriage to a female convict. The Governor demanded a death-certificate for the first wife, noting no reply to a formal request. The convict admitted the delay was due to having assassinated his first wife, which the Governor found oddly satisfactory as proof of death.
Port Eada becomes the name of a new settlement at the New Orleans jetties where hundreds of workmen are already settled and engaged in jetty construction.
The New York Sun argues Henry Ward Beecher is guilty of adultery and perjury, citing letters and witness testimony. It asserts his conduct, lack of denials, and disputed confessions from Elizabeth R. Tilton and others prove guilt beyond doubt.
A Toledo editor quotes a rival and labels it a wretched attempt at wit. The piece cites a recent incident when a Johnstown editor visited a city bank and, asked how he would take his coffee, replied cold without sugar.
A young schoolboy, eager to impress, quotes his Latin master Cave to reflect progress. After a moment he offers cave canem as the apt Latin witticism. The exchange highlights classroom progress and parental pride.
War era notes give a remedy mixing carbolic acid with an adherent to make a putty that sticks to a sheep’s foot for two to three days. A gentleman advertises offering a cork leg in exchange for a revolver. This is a grim twist on old retaliation laws.
A treasury clerk’s mishap in wet weather leads to ruined pants and an awkward exit. After detaching his trousers at home to avoid rain creases, he enters a memorial meeting with his drawer down. He makes a nervy joke, then flees with another man’s umbrella amid amused guests and gaslight scrutiny.
A detailed account extols the Amazon as a vast river system born in Peru and flowing through Brazil toward the Atlantic. It notes immense flow, wide channels, deep navigation, numerous tributaries including the Madeira, and extensive igarapes and paranas that enable inland communication.
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